Our Cities Ourselves: 10 Principles for Transport in Urban Life

This report celebrates cities and the all they have to offer. It emphasizes sustainable land use, creativity and varied social interactions. It targets the improvement of livability and quality of life through healthy alternative transportation modes, and healthy lifestyle and urban design choices. A number of cities throughout the world are profiled in the report, which covers environmental benefits, passenger travel and freight transportation, converting automobile heavy streets to pedestrian friendly areas, walking and bicycling, and the many health and social benefits of converting our current urban areas to more sustainable and livable ones. The table of contents lists the following headings: 1. Walk the Walk! 2. Powered by People! 3. Get on the Bus! 4. Cruise Control! 5. Deliver the Goods! 6. Mix It Up! 7. Fill It In! 8. Get Real! 9. Connect the Blocks! 10. Make It Last!

• Record URL:
  • https://www.itdp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/OCO8principles_ITDP.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  115 W 30th Street, Suite 1205
  New York, NY  United States  10001

  Gehl Architects - Urban Quality Consultants

  Strandgade 98
  DK 1401, Copenhagen K,   Denmark 
• Publication Date: 2010-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 52p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycling; Cities; Environmental protection; Health; Land use; Pedestrian areas; Public transit; Quality of life; Social benefits; Sustainable development; Sustainable transportation; Urban design; Walking
• Subject Areas: Design; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01358011
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 1 2011 9:56AM